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    Wad Punches

    I was wondering where folks are getting their wad puches for those bores over .50???

    I've made a few over the years, but I no longer have a lathe or a mill for this purpose, and all the "pipe" I'm finding is nowhere even close to a good ID for this purpose.

    Paying $30+ each is a little steep for my blood.
    I have several from Harbor Freight that only cost a couple bucks each, and are a great buy for my use, but the biggest I've found is .50....anyone know of a different source, with larger punches?
    In particular, I'm looking for something in the neighborhood of .668 / .669 / .670.....for my smoothe bore, and .545 for my plains rifle.

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    ...........Russ, send me a PM. We can talk. I might be able to help.

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    Can you use metric?
    http://www.bloomertool.com/Wad-Punches.html

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    "Can you use metric?"

    Wow! Willis, those are GREAT prices!

    Yes, I can use metric, I will use a stone to to reduce it down to exactly what I want, and then re-harden it.
    This seems to be the ticket. Thanks a bunch for the information.

    Russ
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BP Bronze Point IMR Improved Military Rifle PTD Pointed
BR Bench Rest M Magnum RN Round Nose
BT Boat Tail PL Power-Lokt SP Soft Point
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